A rule that I wish they’d add to college basketball

[rockycard]

College football adopted the rule of playing 4 games (1/3 of the season) and still allowed to redshirt, I wish college basketball would do the same 10 games. A player could get an injury and still redshirt, or a young raw player could get game experience without losing a whole season of eligibility. There would be a lot of really strong fifth year players, which imo would benefit college basketball.

 

[lurkeraspect84]

As a UK fan, I can't even fathom a 5th year senior.

*Now imagine if college football had OAD's

 

[rockycard]

As a UK fan, I can't even fathom a 5th year senior.

Derrick Willis, Hawkins and players like that could’ve been huge with a rule like that.

 

[WojoRising]

Don’t they have that? I know Amile Jefferson played 9 games and used a redshirt that same year

 

[GE Nole]

Don’t they have that? I know Amile Jefferson played 9 games and used a redshirt that same year

Yeah, you can get a medical redshirt if you play in fewer than 30% of your team’s games. Phil Cofer did this.

 

[Villian07]

I’m not a fan. I know I’m in the minority, but just not a fan. Still blows my mind that Jaquan Lyle is still playing college ball and he was in the same recruiting class as Quentin snider, who graduated 2 years ago. And unless the players are eventually looking for employment outside of basketball I don’t see how it much benefits them. Hell seniors have a hard enough time getting drafted, no tellin what the odds are for 5th year guys.

One thing I do like about basketball transfers, is for the most part they make you sit a year unless ur a grad transfer. Seems like in football (esp if u pick the right school *cough* Justin Fields) they will let you play right away regardless of class, where ur from, seems like it’s an automatic.

And I don’t hate OSU or Justin fields, I just don’t understand how a kid from Georgia, can play for Georgia as a Freshman, then play for OSU as a soph. And i understand it if/when kids move back closer to home bc of a sick family member or whatever classified as a “hardship waiver” but like I said IIRC Fields went to high school in Georgia, so not so sure how he got to play immediately. Also I have a feeling that if he had transferred to say Minnesota or Wisconsin he would have had to sit a year. But again maybe last year at UGA he only played in the 4 games or whatever and that was his redshirt year but I don’t much remember anyone calling him a redshirt freshman all year. (Not that I think he will use all his eligibility before going pro anyways, but u get the point) and he’s not the only one, just the most high profile I could think of. Then u got a kid whose not a five star all world recruit, transferring home to Maryland (I think) bc his parent was diagnosed with a brain tumor and the NCAA makes him sit a year. Just hypocrisy and favoritism, same reason most hate the Nc2a

 

[JC for 3]

College football adopted the rule of playing 4 games (1/3 of the season) and still allowed to redshirt, I wish college basketball would do the same 10 games. A player could get an injury and still redshirt, or a young raw player could get game experience without losing a whole season of eligibility. There would be a lot of really strong fifth year players, which imo would benefit college basketball.

...so who on U6's squad are you wanting to redshirt?

 

[rockycard]

Yeah, you can get a medical redshirt if you play in fewer than 30% of your team’s games. Phil Cofer did this.

But isn’t that if you get hurt during the season? If a player gets hurt before the season, I don’t think that they could play the last 30% of the games and still redshirt. I may be wrong....

 

[GE Nole]

But isn’t that if you get hurt during the season? If a player gets hurt before the season, I don’t think that they could play the last 30% of the games and still redshirt. I may be wrong....

I honestly don’t know. But it certainly doesn’t have to just be the first 6-7 games.

Most times it’s a young guy who got “hurt.”

 

[lurkeraspect84]

I honestly don’t know. But it certainly doesn’t have to just be the first 6-7 games.

Most times it’s a young guy who got “hurt.”

what does Penn St. have to do with this?

I'll see myself out.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Free agency FOR THE WIN!!!

 

[WojoRising]

Free agency FOR THE WIN!!!

I also wish there was a period where coaches could try and convince the best uncommitted players to play for them.

 

[bigassmoney]

No thanks, not interested.
Most kids that stick around for 4 years I don’t want to see for a 5th.
And if they are any good most won’t want to play a 5th in CBB. There are other avenues.

 

[CB3UK]

Id be fine with it. Im more concerned about the other end, OAD, and building cohesive college teams so we can see a lot more consistent, quality basketball at this level. I give less than zero ****s about the NBA or kid's dreams. I care about quality, compelling collegr ball. If doing something like this helps that, Im for it. I am for whatever makes college basketball cha ge course and get back to being as amazing as it was. Am I wrong/alone in feeling like this has been a very meh basketball season?

 

[WojoRising]

I’d be curious if there was anybody that was a bonafide fan of the OAD rule. The supreme talent I’ve been able to watch at Duke is great, but...

the OAD rule needs to die.

 

[Mclovin-]

I agree. As long as none of the games are conference games and all OOC , then I’m all for it

 

[topps coach]

Not necessarily a rule but would like to see the restricted line painted white so there would no question if the defender was outside the restricted area

 

[beasleythecard]

I wish you could trade coaches.

 

[Cat_Incognito]

Maybe the KU guys know of a technicality. Perry Ellis somehow played for 9 years.

 

[GE Nole]

I’d be curious if there was anybody that was a bonafide fan of the OAD rule. The supreme talent I’ve been able to watch at Duke is great, but...

the OAD rule needs to die.

Personally, I find the OAD rule to be un-American and anti-capitalist. Imagine telling an actor or a computer programmer, or a singer that they must go to college for one year in order to work at the highest level of their craft. Not get a certification. Not pass a skills test. Just attend one year of college.

 

[GE Nole]

Id be fine with it. Im more concerned about the other end, OAD, and building cohesive college teams so we can see a lot more consistent, quality basketball at this level. I give less than zero ****s about the NBA or kid's dreams. I care about quality, compelling collegr ball. If doing something like this helps that, Im for it. I am for whatever makes college basketball cha ge course and get back to being as amazing as it was. Am I wrong/alone in feeling like this has been a very meh basketball season?

There is less high end talent than last year but that happens cyclically. It’s not like every season from 2000-2019 had last year’s top end talent.

The season itself, IMO, has been great.

 

[dukedevilz]

Personally, I find the OAD rule to be un-American and anti-capitalist. Imagine telling an actor or a computer programmer, or a singer that they must go to college for one year in order to work at the highest level of their craft. Not get a certification. Not pass a skills test. Just attend one year of college.

We hear this argument a lot. And while I partially agree, it's not like someone wanting to be paid can't play internationally, or in the G-League. Not sure it's a fair-comparison, however, because the NBA is single entity, and they are the ones imposing the rule. Companies should be able to run their organizations however they please. I understand why they did it, and frankly it makes sense. Too many teams got burned investing on high school kids that turned out to be mediocre players - Jonathan Bender, Darius Miles, Kwame Brown, DeSagana Diop, etc. I'm sure there were other reasons, but I think that was near the top of the list.

 

[GE Nole]

We hear this argument a lot. And while I partially agree, it's not like someone wanting to be paid can't play internationally, or in the G-League. Not sure it's a fair-comparison, however, because the NBA is single entity, and they are the ones imposing the rule. Companies should be able to run their organizations however they please. I understand why they did it, and frankly it makes sense. Too many teams got burned investing on high school kids that turned out to be mediocre players - Jonathan Bender, Darius Miles, Kwame Brown, DeSagana Diop, etc. I'm sure there were other reasons, but I think that was near the top of the list.

Exactly. Too many teams made dumb choices and instead of letting free market rule they decided to do the OAD policy. I didn’t say it was the NCAA’s fault. I just think it’s anti-capitalistic.

 

[Villian07]

Yea basically punishing the elite kids and costing them money bc the nba execs were/are dumbasses.

There’s been plenty of busts that played in college as well.